CLERMONT, Ind. hAug. 31, 2008) -- Hot Rod Fuller raced his David
Powers-owned MacAllister CAT dragster to the No. 13 qualifying position
Saturday afternoon at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The seven-time NHRA Top
Fuel winner posted a qualifying-best elapsed time of 3.903-seconds at the
U.S. Nationals.

The popular Las Vegas racer made five consistent laps down the O.R.P.
drag strip during qualifying at the 54th annual U.S. Nationals.
Fuller's quickest pass come on Saturday evening when he carded a run
of 3.903 seconds at 304.67 mph. Fuller made four runs in the 3.9-second
range during qualifying. On Sunday afternoon, Fuller raced the
Caterpillar-backed rail to runs of 3.958 at 307.30 and 4.019 at 254.38 to
finish 13th in the 16-car order. There were 20 cars attempting to make
the Top Fuel field this weekend. Fuller, who has qualified for 79
consecutive races, qualified in the No. 13 position for the fourth time
in his professional career.

"We made five pretty darn good runs and I'm happy with that,"
Fuller said. "I'll take the blame for the last run. I lifted
early, but it was going to run a mid-3.90. The consistency is there, now
we just need to tune it up a bit."

Fuller will battle No. 4 qualifier and perennial title contender Brandon
Bernstein in the opening round of Top Fuel eliminations at 11 a.m. on
Monday. Fuller is 1-1 against Bernstein this season.